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Etymology 1 edit

From bor (wood consisting of pines) +‎ -ový. The noun bor comes from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes being connected with Proto-Slavic *bara, meaning the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.[1]

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borový (not comparable)

  1. (relational) pine (coniferous tree)
    Synonym: borovicový
    borový lespinewood (forest of pines)
    borová šiškapinecone
    • 1836, Karel Hynek Mácha, Máj[1]:
      Byl pozdní večer — první máj — / večerní máj — byl lásky čas. / Hrdliččin zval ku lásce hlas, / kde borový zaváněl háj.
      Late evening, on the first of May— / The twilit May — the time of love. / Meltingly called the turtle-dove, / Where rich and sweet pinewoods lay. (translation by Edith Pargeter)
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Etymology 2 edit

From bor (boron) +‎ -ový. The noun bor comes from German Bor, which is a shortened form of Borax derived from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic بورق (būraq), from Persian بوره (būrah).[2]

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  • IPA(key): [ˈboroviː]
  • Rhymes: -oviː
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ro‧vý

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borový (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, relational) boron; boric
    borová vodaboric acid solution (literally "boric water")
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References edit

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “bor1”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, pages 92–93
  2. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “bor2”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 92

Further reading edit

  • borový in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • borový in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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